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 Time After Time 

What grade would you give this film?
A 25%  25%  [ 1 ]
B 25%  25%  [ 1 ]
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 Time After Time 
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Time After Time is a 1979 American fantasy film written and directed by Nicholas Meyer. His screenplay is based largely on a novel by Karl Alexander (which was unfinished during the time the movie was made) and a story by Steve Hayes. It concerns British author H. G. Wells and his fictional use of a time machine to pursue Jack the Ripper into the 20th century.

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An interesting mash-up of a time-travel, fish-out-of-water romance and a Jack the Ripper mystery never really lives up to its potential. Indeed, the romance is the worst part of it, mostly due to Mary Steenburgen's truly annoying performance, but also partly because it takes away from David Warner and his great performance as the Ripper. I would have loved to see more about his fascination and adoration of our violence-ridden culture - perhaps some sharp social commentary would have worked well. Instead, we're treated to a silly love story and not enough mystery. Malcolm McDowell is fine as H.G. Wells, but never really comes across as heroic. The script is surprisingly sharp at times, but really only when it's referring to the Ripper part of the story. It's well-made, but nothing special.

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Not a masterpiece, but mostly clever, charming and fun. Good cast.

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Ditto to what Yoshue said. When I was very young, I had a crush on Mary Steenburgen after this film.


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